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Philip Maxwell Ruddock (born March 12, 1943), is the Attorney-General in the Coalition Government of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. The Attorney-General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet. ... Open seat redirects here. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the American football player, see Darryl Williams. ... Berowra is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Attorney-General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Early life

Ruddock was born in Canberra, the son of Max Ruddock, who was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was educated at Barker College in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby and the University of Sydney, and became a solicitor. He joined the firm Berne, Murray and Tout, and was promoted to partner. For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Barker College is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school situated in Hornsby, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Hornsby is the seat of Hornsby Shire, in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ...

Elected to the House

In 1973, he was elected to the House of Representatives, as a Liberal member for the seat of Parramatta. He shifted to the seat of Dundas in 1977 and to Berowra in 1993. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was an active member of the parliamentary group of Amnesty International. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups Liberal Party (74) ALP (60) National Party (12) Country Liberal Party (1) Last elections 9 October 2004 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House... The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... The Division of Dundas was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Berowra is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience...

Ruddock was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from 1983 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1996. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1988, while Ruddock was still backbencher, the then leader of the opposition John Howard commented that he believed the rate of Asian immigration was too high. The Hawke Labor government sought to embarrass Howard and introduced a bill to ensure that immigration did not discriminate on the basis of race. Ruddock (and a number of other MPs) crossed the floor to support the government's bill, which Howard opposed. (Crossing the floor, or voting against one's own parliamentary party decision is unusual in Australian politics, although more so now than in 1988.) ^[1]^[2]^[3] Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Asian people[1] is a demonym for people from Asia. ... Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia after previously being an Australian trade union leader. ... A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been ratified, adopted, or received assent. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... For other uses, see Race (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... In politics, crossing the floor is to vote against party lines. ... A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been ratified, adopted, or received assent. ...

Immigration Minister

In 1996, when the Liberals gained office, Ruddock was appointed to the Cabinet as Immigration Minister. In this role, he presided over the Howard government's policies on asylum seekers. He maintained and extended the practice of mandatory detention of asylum seekers, and played a key role in both the Tampa crisis and Children overboard affair. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Mandatory detention in Australia concerns the Australian federal government policy and system of mandatory detention, pursuant to which all persons entering or remaining in the country without a valid visa are compulsorily detained and may be subject to deportation. ... The MV Tampa is a Norwegian cargo ship that was at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia which began off the coast of Christmas Island in August 2001. ... The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy. ...

The asylum seekers issue played a role in the Liberal victory at the 2001 election, and Ruddock was subsequently rewarded with the additional portfolio of Indigenous Affairs. By 2001 he had become a high-profile figure enjoying considerable support within the Liberal Party, while being strongly opposed by left-wing activists and some human rights advocates. At one point he was one of the few senior ministers (besides the prime minister) to have needed personal security details.^{[citation needed]} Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

Areas in Ruddock's portfolio and some of his decisions were highly controversial in Australian politics, and led to Amnesty International's public attempt to distance the organisation from him by asking him to remove his lapel badge.^[4] In 2003, Ruddock was accused by the Labor immigration spokesperson, Julia Gillard, of personally intervening to give a Filipino with a criminal record, Dante Tan, favourable treatment in exchange for donations to the Liberal Party. Ruddock acknowledged his role in representing a constituent but strongly denied any linkage between his actions and any financial support for the Liberal Party.^{[citation needed]} Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the Australian Deputy Prime Minister-elect and deputy leader of the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP). ...

Attorney General

Soon afterwards Ruddock was promoted to the position of Attorney-General in a ministerial shakeup. He was responsible for the government's policy on national security, and has introduced legislation giving greater powers to Australia's security agency, ASIO. He has spoken out against the United States decision to ban torture: "The point the United States has made is that it will not use torture and those instructions have been given to their agencies and that may well limit the capacity of intelligence organisations in the future."^[5] His views on the use of sleep deprivation in interrogation, expressed at the same time, are in contradiction to the Australian Defense Departments's "interrogators' handbook" which states that sleep deprivation is against the Geneva Convention.^[6] The Attorney-General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet. ... During 2004, the Liberal Party - National Party government of Australia introduced three pieces of anti-terrorism legislation into the Australian Parliament. ... ASIO Central Office, Canberra. ...

Ruddock was the longest serving member of the House of Representatives or the Father of the House. See also: List of longest-serving members of the Australian Senate The first House of Representatives was elected on 30 March 1901. ... Father of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national legislatures, most notably the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. ...

In 2006, Philip Ruddock blocked a gay Australian man from marrying in Europe. Ruddock refused to grant a gay man living in the Netherlands a 'Certificate of No Impediment' document required by some European countries before marriage, to prove foreigners are in fact single. Ruddock decided that such documents were not to be released to gay and lesbian individuals intending to marry overseas.^[7] The government made the statement, ""Following the advice of the Australian Attorney-General's Department we herewith certify that Australian law does not allow the issue of a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage to persons wishing to enter into a same-sex marriage." He went on to say that he did not believe there was community support for same-sex marriage.

As Attorney General, Ruddock had also been supportive of the detainment of Australian David Hicks by the American military in Guantanamo Bay. Hicks was held without charge for more than 5 years, spending most of his detainment in solitary confinement. Prior to his guilty plea to the military commission, Hicks also claimed that he was tortured by the American military. For the American chaplain, see David Hicks (chaplain). ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 GuantÃ¡namo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation center under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO), has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002. ...

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